In war-torn Afghanistan, life is hard, especially for women who cannot read or write and find it almost impossible to get a job. Yet in Ghazni Province, a 31-year-old woman, Tahira Sarwari, has ____1____ that determination and hard work can change a life. About eight years ago, she faced extreme hardship. She ____2____ her only gold bracelet to buy a single calf. The little animal was the ____3____ of a dairy farm that now supports her family.

Today, the farm provides jobs for five women ____4____over twenty indirect workers. The workers milk the cows, feed them and ____5____ care of the animals. Every day, the farm ____6____ up to 300 liters of milk. Yogurt, cream and cheese are also made and ____7____ sent to the market.

Najwa, a 21-year-old girl who works on the farm, says her ____8____ is feeding the cows and doing the milking. “Living conditions are difficult, but we have to work to ____9____ the challenges and build our livelihood,” she says. Her income not only ____10____ her family but also allows her to save money for herself.

For Sarwari, who has never received any formal education, the farm is a(n)____11____ achievement. She remains ____12____ and hopes to grow her herd to 50 cattle in the future. “I am ____13____ that I have built this farm, created jobs and earned a fair income,” she says with ____14____. Her story shows that even without ____15____, a person can rise through courage and hard work.

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1.1.

A doubted

B forgotten

C shown

D hidden

解析：选C。C 考查动词辨析。原文“that determination and hard work can change a life”，且整篇故事都在印证这一点，可知她“证明了”决心与努力能改变人生，故选shown；doubted/hidden与全文基调相反（颠倒是非），forgotten无中生有。故选C。

2.2.

A sold

B found

C borrowed

D kept

解析：选A。A 考查动词辨析。原文“facing extreme hardship...her only gold bracelet to buy a single calf”，买牛需要钱，可知她“卖掉”了唯一的手镯，故选sold；kept（留着）与买牛的资金来源矛盾（曲解文意），found/borrowed均不合语境（无中生有）。故选A。

3.3.

A end

B aim

C size

D start

解析：选D。D 考查名词辨析。原文“The little animal was the...of a dairy farm that now supports her family”，一头小牛是如今奶牛场的“开端”，故选start；end与后文发展成农场相反（颠倒是非），aim/size在语境中不成立（无中生有）。故选D。

4.4.

A in front of

B as well as

C away from

D instead of

解析：选B。B 考查介词短语辨析。原文“provides jobs for five women ____4____ over twenty indirect workers”，5名直接雇员和20多名间接就业人员是并列补充关系，故选as well as；instead of表替代、in front of表位置、away from表远离，均为曲解文意。故选B。

5.5.

A put

B get

C take

D make

解析：选C。C 考查动词辨析。原文“feed them and...care of the animals”，“take care of”是固定搭配（照看），故选take；put/get/make均不能与care of构成该搭配（曲解文意）。故选C。

6.6.

A finishes

B produces

C misses

D borrows

解析：选B。B 考查动词辨析。原文“the farm...up to 300 liters of milk”，结合后文还做酸奶、奶油、奶酪可知，农场每天“生产”300升奶，故选produces；finishes/misses/borrows均与产量无关（无中生有）。故选B。

7.7.

A then

B ever

C never

D often

解析：选A。A 考查副词辨析。原文“also made and...sent to the market”，先制成再“然后”上市，表先后顺序，故选then；ever/never/often都破坏“制成后上市”的先后顺序（曲解文意）。故选A。

8.8.

A trouble

B choice

C secret

D job

解析：选D。D 考查名词辨析。原文“my...is feeding the cows and doing the milking”，喂牛挤奶是她在农场的“工作”，故选job；trouble/choice/secret均不符（无中生有）。故选D。

9.9.

A overcome

B avoid

C accept

D enjoy

解析：选A。A 考查动词辨析。原文“we have to work to...the challenges”，面对困境要“克服”挑战，故选overcome；avoid/accept/enjoy都与“必须努力”的语境相反（颠倒是非）。故选A。

10.10.

A controls

B supports

C changes

D joins

解析：选B。B 考查动词辨析。原文“Her income not only...her family but also allows her to save money”，收入“养活”家庭，故选supports；controls/changes/joins不符合“养家”逻辑（曲解文意）。故选B。

11.11.

A ancient

B foreign

C meaningful

D silent

解析：选C。C 考查形容词辨析。原文“who has never received any formal education, the farm is a...achievement”，对没受过教育的她来说这是“有意义的”成就，故选meaningful；ancient/foreign/silent与语境无关（无中生有）。故选C。

12.12.

A afraid

B tired

C angry

D ambitious

解析：选D。D 考查形容词辨析。原文“hopes to grow her herd to 50 cattle in the future”，有扩张计划说明她“有抱负”，故选ambitious；afraid/tired/angry都与“希望扩大规模”矛盾（颠倒是非）。故选D。

13.13.

A satisfied

B regretful

C worried

D surprised

解析：选A。A 考查形容词辨析。 原文“I am...that I have built this farm, created jobs and earned a fair income”，对已取得的成就“满意”，故选satisfied；regretful与成就相悖（颠倒是非），worried/surprised程度不符（曲解文意）。故选A。

14.14.

A anger

B pride

C silence

D fear

解析：选B。B 考查名词辨析。原文“says with...”承接建立农场、创造就业的自述，是“自豪地”说出，故选pride；anger/silence/fear均与成就叙述相悖（颠倒是非）。故选B。

15.15.

A parents

B money

C education

D luck

解析：选C。C 考查名词辨析。 开头强调她“cannot read or write”、本段又写“never received any formal education”，结尾“even without...”前后照应——即使没有“教育”也能靠勇气与努力站起来，故选education；parents/money/luck都与“不识字”的铺垫不符（曲解文意）。故选C。